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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Need a more Concise way of saying this ...
The content of following sentence is dead-on, but it is extremely wordy and reads awkwardly. I feel like it might be an issue of limited vocabulary, but I'm not sure.
"Companies are struggling to find a way to develop plans that are detailed enough to be valid, without having to spend so much time on them that they lose their validity before they can be executed."
Is there a more concise way of saying this?
A little background info: Business plans are based on assumptions given the market's current state. However, if a company spends too much time fleshing out the finer details of a plan, there is a chance that the market will shift and thus render the plan's founding assumptions irrelevant.
"Companies are struggling to find a way to develop plans that are detailed enough to be valid, without having to spend so much time on them that they lose their validity before they can be executed."
Is there a more concise way of saying this?
A little background info: Business plans are based on assumptions given the market's current state. However, if a company spends too much time fleshing out the finer details of a plan, there is a chance that the market will shift and thus render the plan's founding assumptions irrelevant.
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Hi, "Companies are struggling to find a way to develop plans that are detailed enough to be valid, without having to spend so much time on them that they lose their validity before they can be executed. " Is there a more concise way of saying this? I suggest this.
- Hi, "Companies are struggling to find a way to develop plans that are detailed enough to be valid, without having to spend so much time on them that they lose their validity before they can be executed.
- " Is there a more concise way of saying this?
- I suggest this.
- Companies are struggling to find a way to develop timely plans that have sufficient detail.
- Or Companies are struggling to develop timely plans that have sufficient detail.
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Hi,
"Companies are struggling to find a way to develop plans that are detailed enough to be valid, without having to spend so much time on them that they lose their validity before they can be executed."
Is there a more concise way of saying this? I suggest this.
Companies are struggling to find a way to develop timely plans that have sufficient detai
"Companies are struggling to find a way to develop plans that are detailed enough to be valid, without having to spend so much time on them that they lose their validity before they can be executed."
Is there a more concise way of saying this? I suggest this.
Companies are struggling to find a way to develop timely plans that have sufficient detai
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Your response is completely right ... I just wish that "timely plans" didn't sound so amateurish. Oh how I rue language limitations!
Anyway, thanks for your prompt response!
Anyway, thanks for your prompt response!
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Hi,
It doesn't sound amateurish to me. It sounds concise and incisive to me.
Clive
It doesn't sound amateurish to me. It sounds concise and incisive to me.
Clive
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I think I've zeroed in on my issue with "develop timely plans" ...
The plan itself is not what needs to be "timely"; it's the plan's completion (and, by extension, it's execution) that must be timely. So in a sense, I think what I am trying to say is:
"As markets become increasingly complex, executives struggle to complete planning cycles in a timely fashion without compr
The plan itself is not what needs to be "timely"; it's the plan's completion (and, by extension, it's execution) that must be timely. So in a sense, I think what I am trying to say is:
"As markets become increasingly complex, executives struggle to complete planning cycles in a timely fashion without compr
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I'm the orignal poster ... just signed up for an account.
I think I've zeroed in on my issue with "develop timely plans" ...
The plan itself is not what needs to be "timely"; it's the plan's completion (and, by extension, it's execution) that must be timely. So in a sense, I think what I am trying
I think I've zeroed in on my issue with "develop timely plans" ...
The plan itself is not what needs to be "timely"; it's the plan's completion (and, by extension, it's execution) that must be timely. So in a sense, I think what I am trying
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Hi,
In a timely fashion in a timely manner
I don't feel these phrases are awkward, although I realize that you do.
With regard to your other points., it seems to me that a timely plan strongly implies a plan that has time to be executed.
eg A plan created quickly and efficiently in 2010 to solve a crisis that happened in 2005 w
In a timely fashion in a timely manner
I don't feel these phrases are awkward, although I realize that you do.
With regard to your other points., it seems to me that a timely plan strongly implies a plan that has time to be executed.
eg A plan created quickly and efficiently in 2010 to solve a crisis that happened in 2005 w
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